It is so easy to get caught up on having new “things” during the holidays. I feel that pull every year, and although there is nothing inherently wrong with that, sometimes we get so stressed out about affording and purchasing those “things” that we forget to go out and have fun with the people we
Some of my favorite memories from the holidays are decorating our apartment and making homemade crafts together with my mom (besides baking. Check out this post for my favorite treats to make for the holidays). Over the years, I inherited people’s old Christmas decorations but a couple of years ago I donated most of them
Money and relationships can get complicated. It can be really challenging to talk about money with a spouse or partner, let alone manage a budget together. In some ways, I got lucky with my partner because he is one of the most frugal people I know. At the same time, I have had many moments
There are a lot of things that I learned during my debt-free journey, however a many of those lessons were seeds planted years ago before I even took my own personal finance seriously. Here are all the lessons I learned from my life that I revisited during my debt-free journey. Growing up we were almost
